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ADAMITE from GOLD HILL, TOOELE CO., UTAH Lr-Ovr W ADAMITE FROM GOLD HILL, TOOELE CO., UTAH Lr-ovr W. Srapros, Stanford (Jniaersity, Califontia. This study of adamite was made on two individual conlributions of material. In November 1932,a specimenfrom Gold Hill, Utah, with crystals of adamite attached was sent to the mineralogical laboratory of Stanlord University by Mr. S. R. Wilson. About a year later a suite of specimensfrom the same Jocality was con- tributed by Dr. W. R. Landwehr. This material had beencollected from an outcrop on the property of the Western Utah Copper Mining Company. Adamite previously collectedIrom this locality by Dr. Landwehr was first identified by ProfessorA. L. Crawfordr of the University of Utah, Adamite, a'basic zinc arsenate[Znr(OH)AsOn], is a member of an interesting group of minerals, commonly referred to as the olivenite group. The group includes the {ollowing members: Olivenite Cuz(OH)AsOr Libethenite Cu:(OH)PO4 Adamite Znz(OH)AsOr Ifescloizite pbZn(OH)AsOr Mottramite PbCu(OH)AsOr Higginsite CuCa(OH)AsOa Bannister2has indicated that there is a complete isomorphous seriesbetween descloizite and mottramite and he suggeststhe use of the name mottramite for all members containing more than 10/6 CuO. The mineral adamite was originally describedand analyzedby C. Friedel,swho found it accompanyingsilver on a specimenfrom Chaflarcillo, Chile. The geometrical crystallography was estab- lished by Des Cloizeauxaon material from the same locality, ob- tained from the collection of M. Adam, after whom the mineral was named. In the United States,adamite was first recognizedby Means,sin the Tintic district of Utah, while he was engagedin preliminary work in the preparation of Professional Paper 107 of the U. S. GeologicalSurvey. It was also noted from the same dis- 1 Oral communication, Jtne 21, 7931. 2 Bannister,F. A., Mineralog Mag.,vol.23, pp.376,386, 1933. 3 Friedel, C., Compt. Rend..,vol.62, p. 692, 7866. a Des Cloizeaux, A , Compt. Rend., vol.62,p. 695,1866. 5 Means, A. H , Am. Jour. Sci.,4th ser., vol. 41, p. 125, 1916. J/l 372 THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST trict by Butler.6Considering the world as a whole, there have been relatively few occurrencesof adamite reported. In addition to the above mentioned occurrencesit has also been found at Cap Ga- ronnenear Hybres,FrancelLaurium, Greece;Monte Valerio,Italy; Reichenbach, Schwarzwalde; Island of Thasos, Turkey; three Iocalities in Algeria, and it has been thought to occur at Kiura, in Bungo, Japan. The mineral has been prepared artificially. by A. de SchultenTexhibiting the forms: { tot }, {oto} ana { tzo}. GBNnul Dnscnrprrox oF THE AleurrB. The adamite at Gold Hill is found in the oxidized zone, lining small cavities in a gossanand sometimescoating it' The specimens examined in this study were taken from outcrops of the orebody. Associated with the adamite is an impure limonite, crystals of quartz and calcite, and the new mineral, austinite, recently de- scribedby the writer.8 Frc. 1. Mostcommon habitof theGold Hill adamiteshowing theforms: d1101 l, mfttOl, andl{ztol. Actuallength of crystalis 1 mm. The Gold Hill adamite occurs in two distinct habits, as in- dividual, prismatic, orthorhombic crystals of the type shown in fig. 1, and in fan-shapedrosettes (fiS. Z). The rosettesare nearly colorless while the individual crystals are more commonly pale honey yellow. Ifowever, the color is not suffrciently characteristic so that it always can be used with safety in distinguishing the adamite from its colorlessassociates. The crystals are elongated parallel to the b-axisand the forms presentare: d\l01J,m{ tto}, a{oto} , tlzto\, and,nl 120}. The luster is vitreousand the best clla.rageis parallel to a ItOt i , with a poorerone parallel to D{010 } . The average size of the crystals is 1 mm. but those that are good enough for measurementsare usually only about half that size. 6 Butler, B. S., et al, U. S. Geol.Swaey, Prof Paper,lll' p. 114,1920. 7 de Schulten, A., Butt. Soc.!'ron. Mineral., tome 26, pp. 91-94' 1903. 8 Staples,L.W., Am. Mineral., vol 20, pp 112-119,1935. JOURNAL MINERALOGICALSOCIETY OF AMERICA 373 The rosettestend to be semi-circularand have a radius of 1 mm. Because of the difierence in color and habit, it was first thought that the rosetteswere not the same mineral as the individual crys- tals, but they were shown by microchemical tests to have the same composition and their optical properties also proved them to be adamite. Frc. 2. Adamite occurring as rosettes. Magnification 10\. CuButcar, PnopnnrrBs Qualitative chemical tests were made on the material, using small amounts and microchemicalmethods. Both the rosettesand the individual crystals gave good tests for zinc and the arsenate radical. The test ior zinc was made with potassium mercuric thiocyanate IKrHg(CNS)a], and the arsenateradical was shown to be present both by the AgNO3 and the (NHn)rltooa tests. No other elementswere detectedso the material is thought to be quite pure. The adamite is easily soluble in cold dilute HCI and advan_ tage was taken of this property to produce etch figures. Theseform in two to three minutes on the prism faces in the principal zone [101]when the mineral is placedin very dilute HCI (1 : 6), and they indicate rhombic dipyramidal symmetry. Oprrcer, PnopBnrres The indices of refraction of the Gold Hill aclamite are: n.: 1.7ll+0.003, ne:1.73Z+0.003, z,: 1.756*0.003. They were determined with the aid of a Wratten orange screen (E 22) made by the Eastman Kodak Co. The mineral is optically positive, the plane of the optic axesis normal to A{OtO}, and the 374 THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST orientationis o:a, b:y, c:g.Although the crystalsare usually slightly colored, the coloring is not deep enough to permit an observation of pleochroism, such as that noted in crystals from Chaflarcillo by Spencer.e GnouBrnrcar, CRYSTALLocRAPHY Over a hundred crystals of adamite from GoId Hill were carefully examinedon the goniometerand the best of thesewere selectedfor measurement. The results of these measurementsare given in the accompanying table. Cnvsrar. MnnsuREMENTS oN ADAMTTE Aver I Calcu- No. of No. ol Angle Limits angle I tated xls meas. (weighted)l angle *72" dd' 101nTo1 15 94 72' s',- 72"12', 8', f88 fiLm"' 110n1T0 10 24 8821-8834 30 Jlttl 2r0A2l0 8 t+ 5t 54- 5214 51 59 51'56', nn"' 12O/\120 2 8 r2534 -r25 50 125 43 125 40 mb 110n010 8 20 4541-4548 45 44 45 45 mn 110n101 I 4 65 5-6s 6 OJJ o)J ld 210n101 1 + 58 4- 58 6 58s J5J The axial ratio for the Gold Hill adamite, calculated from the angles marked with asterisks, is: a:b : c : 0.9742 : | :0.7 095. The calculatedangles for the unit facesare: 100n 110:44o15';001 n 101:36'4'; 001n011: 35o21'' There has been considerablevariation in the measurements made on adamite by former investigators.The probable causefor this is a slight variation in the chemical composition, but due to the lack of completeand adequateanalyses, it has beenimpossible to make a detailed study of this point. A tabulation of the axial ratios obtained on adamite from various localities is given below' No attempt is made to average the ratios and to compare this value with that obtained on the new material, since if the variation in values is dependent on differences in chemical composition, any value obtained by averaging would be entirely artificial and mean- ingless. e Spencer,L. J., Mineralog. Mag., vol 17, pp. 1ltt-115, 1914' JOURNAL MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 375 Axrar Rlrros lon Aoelrrrr Intesligator Local,ity aib:c Des Cloizeauxlo Chaflarcillo 0.9733 :1 :0. 7158 Laspeyresll Laurium (1) 0.9958:1:0.717(r Laspeyresrl Laurium (2) 0.9958:1:0.6848 Aloisil2 Monte Valerio 0 9736:1:0.7013 Rosick5ira Thasos 0.9764:l:0.7049 Ilngemachla Laurium 0.977O:l:0.7124 Staples GoldHill O.9742:1:07095 A peculiarity of some of the crystals that might causean error in angle determination may well be noted. In the caseof three crys- tals, all of which appeared quite perfect and gave excellent reflected signals from all four faces in a prism zole, it was noted that op- posite faceswere not exactly 180oapart. The variation from true parallelismwas the samefor each pair of faces.This is mentioned to indicate the danger of obtaining incorrect values if only two of the faces in the zone were used to get the interfacial angle. To in- sure against this type of error, only those measurements were accepted that could be checked by signals from all the faces of any form. A study of etch figures on the adarnite crystals gave a further check on the propriety of placing it in the rhombic dipyramidal classof the orthorhombicsystem (3Az.3P.C). AcxNowr,nlGMENTS The author wishes to take this opportunity to expresshis grati- tude to Mr. S. R. Wilson and Dr. Landwehr for the material on which this study was made, to ProfessorA. Pabst of the University of California for use of some equipment, and to ProfessorA. F. Rogers for valuable suggestionsand advice during the whole course of this study. 10 Des Cloizeaux, A., Op. cit., (Axial ratio calculated by the writer from Des Cloizeaux's measurements). 11 Laspeyres, H., Zeit. Kryst , vol.2, pp. J,47-152,1878. 12 Aloisi, P., Proc terb. d,.Soc. Toscana d,i Sc. Natur. in Pisa, vol. 17, pp. 4-8, 1907. 13 Rosickf, V., Bull. internali.onal de l,Acad.emie d,esSciences d,e Bohilme, vol. 13,1908. ra Ungemach, H., Bull. Soe. Fran. Mineral, tome 44, p. 123,1921. References 12 and 13 not available to the writer.
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